Jambo, Jambo Bwana and the Big 5

The rain Ben prayed for at supper last night came but was not enough to stop us from taking the alternate route to the Mara. It was a rough journey but was very interesting to watch the beautiful landscape and people. We arrived in time to have lunch at Keekorok Lodge. We settled in our rooms and visited the hippo pool and the many monkeys around the lodge. At 4pm we headed out on our first game drive. The grasses were high but it didn't take us long to discover two young male lions. They were perched on a rock outcropping and looked a lot like the Lion King movie. A van holding a foreign couple got stuck in a marshy spot near the lions and our driver had to get out with the other driver to attach chains. They kept looking behind them and saying "Where are the Lions?" We were also able to see elephants, giraffe, mongoose, topi, thompson gazelle and many more little creatures. It was amazing to see the beauty of His splendor through the nature He created! On the next morning's game drive we started out the day by waking a young male lion, we saw the beginning of the wildebeast and zebra migration. It was amazing to see the massive herds! We also saw a hyena with a kill and 3 lioness' with a kill. The highlight of the day though was seeing 3 cheetas. They are magnificent creatures! We thank God for this opportunity to see what he has created in Kenya.